Consortium for Professional Development

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BPHC’s Consortium for Professional Development is dedicated to improving public health in Boston by supporting training activities for staff and community partners. The Consortium prepares public health professionals to help create a thriving Boston where all residents live healthy, fulfilling lives free of racism, poverty, violence, and other systems of oppression, and where all residents have equitable opportunities and resources, leading to optimal health and well-being.

Mission

The mission of the Consortium for Professional Development is to educate, train and inspire Boston’s public, private and non-profit public health workforce to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly the most vulnerable.

Goals

The goals of the Consortium for Professional Development are to:

Increase competencies of the public health workforce to develop, deliver and sustain public health programming for residents of the City of Boston

Create a climate of continuous learning and professional advancement within the Boston Public Health Commission

Provide consistently outstanding public health training and education services for the residents of Boston and those who serve them

Consortium Programs

The Consortium for Professional Development is a Public Health Service Center. Programs include: